name an underground classic from 1986. you can’t – 1986 was the most mainstream year ever. fact.
estate agents and ‘business executives’ ruled the world. mobile phones were the size of bricks and cost about £5 per minute. we used copious amounts of studio line hairspray and didn’t care. everything was geometric.
so in the spirit of consumerism, some things that were huge in 1986:
- boxer shorts
- geometric home furnishings
- casio keyboards
- panini stickers – smash hits, football, whatever
- top gun
- crocodile dundee
- pound puppies
- poochie
- jem
- yuppie soul
al jarreau – l is for lover
cashflow – mine all mine
club nouveau – jealousy
five star – if i say yes
george benson – shiver
krystol – after the dance is through
janet jackson – pleasure principle
oran’ juice jones – 1-2-1
regina – baby love
satin silk and lace – your love
serious intention – serious
vesta williams – once bitten twice shy
[...] i love 1986 [...]